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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 31, 2024 at 3pm UK
Fratton Park
Sunderland

Portsmouth
1 - 3
Sunderland

O'Nien (90+1' og.)
Kamara (78'), Swanson (88'), Yengi (90+2')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Swanson (31' og.), Mayenda (52'), Mundle (56')
Rigg (44')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Portsmouth and Sunderland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Middlesbrough 2-2 Portsmouth
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Championship
Last Game: Sunderland 1-0 Burnley
Saturday, August 24 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Portsmouth 1-2 Sunderland

Portsmouth may have avoided defeat in each of their opening three outings, but we think they will suffer their first Championship loss of the season against a Sunderland side that will be full of confidence following their perfect start to their league campaign. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portsmouth win with a probability of 40.89%. A win for Sunderland had a probability of 33.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Portsmouth win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.73%) and 2-0 (6.91%). The likeliest Sunderland win was 0-1 (8.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.23%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Sunderland would win this match.

Result
PortsmouthDrawSunderland
40.89% (0.076000000000001 0.08) 25.77% (0.035999999999998 0.04) 33.34% (-0.112 -0.11)
Both teams to score 54.52% (-0.138 -0.14)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.41% (-0.167 -0.17)49.59% (0.167 0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.39% (-0.15 -0.15)71.61% (0.149 0.15)
Portsmouth Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.01% (-0.033000000000001 -0.03)24% (0.034000000000002 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.75% (-0.050000000000004 -0.05)58.25% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Sunderland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.73% (-0.15100000000001 -0.15)28.27% (0.151 0.15)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.02% (-0.191 -0.19)63.98% (0.191 0.19)
Score Analysis
    Portsmouth 40.89%
    Sunderland 33.34%
    Draw 25.77%
PortsmouthDrawSunderland
1-0 @ 9.68% (0.055999999999999 0.06)
2-1 @ 8.73% (0.0039999999999996 0)
2-0 @ 6.91% (0.032 0.03)
3-1 @ 4.15% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
3-0 @ 3.29% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.62% (-0.012 -0.01)
4-1 @ 1.48% (-0.002 -0)
4-0 @ 1.17% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 0.94% (-0.0059999999999999 -0.01)
Other @ 1.92%
Total : 40.89%
1-1 @ 12.23% (0.02 0.02)
0-0 @ 6.78% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
2-2 @ 5.52% (-0.02 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.11% (-0.01 -0.01)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.77%
0-1 @ 8.57% (0.022 0.02)
1-2 @ 7.73% (-0.02 -0.02)
0-2 @ 5.41% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-3 @ 3.26% (-0.022 -0.02)
2-3 @ 2.32% (-0.018 -0.02)
0-3 @ 2.28% (-0.014 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.03% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 33.34%

How you voted: Portsmouth vs Sunderland

Portsmouth
28.1%
Draw
16.9%
Sunderland
55.1%
89
Head to Head
Jan 22, 2022 3pm
Gameweek 29
Sunderland
1-0
Portsmouth
Embleton (40')
Flanagan (54')

Romeo (72'), Williams (75')
Oct 2, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 11
Portsmouth
4-0
Sunderland
Harness (19'), Brown (33'), Marquis (45', 61')
Tunnicliffe (41'), Curtis (90+2')

Neill (84')
Mar 9, 2021 7.45pm
Gameweek 35
Portsmouth
0-2
Sunderland
Wyke (13'), Jones (59')
Sanderson (66')
Oct 24, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 8
Sunderland
1-3
Portsmouth
Wyke (10')
O'Nien (70')
O'Nien (84')
Harness (7'), Marquis (25', 85')
Williams (19'), Johnson (80')
Feb 1, 2020 3pm
Gameweek 31
Portsmouth
2-0
Sunderland
Burgess (25'), Bolton (52')
Seddon (45'), Raggett (71')

Gooch (45'), Dobson (70'), Semenyo (92')
rhs 2.0
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds26158348192953
2Burnley26141023192252
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd26166436171952
4Sunderland26148439221750
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2612683123842
6Middlesbrough26118743321141
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom26913432211140
8Watford26115103637-138
9Bristol City2691073330337
10Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds2610793840-237
11Norwich CityNorwich269984337636
12Swansea CitySwansea2697103030034
13Queens Park RangersQPR2671182934-532
14Millwall257992423130
15Preston North EndPreston2661282834-630
16Coventry CityCoventry2678113437-329
17Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2678112941-1229
18Derby CountyDerby2676133135-427
19Stoke CityStoke2669112432-827
20Luton TownLuton2674152744-1725
21Cardiff CityCardiff2659122641-1524
22Hull City2658132536-1123
23Portsmouth2558123044-1423
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2649132554-2921


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